Stars' Matt Duchene: Making Canadian trip

Duchene (upper body) will join the Stars for their four-game road trip, Lia Assimakopoulos of The Dallas Morning News reports Wednesday.

Duchene has already missed 15 games due to his upper-body injury. He can come off long-term injured reserve at any point, but it remains unclear when he will be ready to return. Given his extended layoff, the 34-year-old center may be in danger of missing the 20-goal threshold for the first time since 2020-21. Once cleared to play, Duchene will likely slot into a middle-six role.